OFFICIAL SITE OF AUTHOR MICHAEL RICKARD

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Say "The King of Rock and Roll" and Elvis Presley comes to mind. However Memphis, Tennessee...

Editor's Note: Around 2009 I started a recurring column at World Wrestling Insanity titled, "Epic Fail" detailing some of wrestling's...

Editor's Note: Around 2009 I started a recurring column at World Wrestling Insanity titled, "Epic Fail" detailing some of wrestling's...

Editor's Note: Here's a blast from the past, a column I wrote nearly 12 years ago for World Wrestling Insanity. No edits made other than...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II Last time around we took a look at one of the key matches in the memorable feud between...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The feud between Intercontinental Champion Greg “The Hammer” Valentine and former champion Tito...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II It’s funny how certain memories stick with you whether it’s your first kiss, your favorite...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The March 3, 1979 edition of Championship Wrestling (ironically taped on Valentine’s Day) had...

It's hard to believe but 35 years ago, Hulk Hogan defeated the Iron Sheik at Madison Square Garden to win his first WWF Championship....

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II A brutal rulebreaker, known for his tendency to intentionally injure opponents, takes things too...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II For years I’ve been writing about the enduring legacy of Hulk Hogan; yet it’s difficult to...

Copyright 2019 by Michael W. Rickard II The December 28, 1984 tag team match involving the team of Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka and the Tonga...

I was devastated to learn of the passing of "Mean" Gene Okerlund, wrestling's greatest stick man. No one conducted an interview like...

When Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka’s personal demons kept him from continuing his feud against “Rowdy” Roddy Piper, the WWF wrote him out with...

Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka had been (kayfabe) seriously injured in his quest for revenge against “Rowdy” Roddy Piper during their August 25,...

When a wrestler gets a coconut broke over his head and humiliated on national TV, you can be certain that there’s going to be a feud....

With the holidays around the corner, wrestling fans are always looking for a good wrestling-related read. Check out my review of the 2014...

It’s been said that you should write what you know, and wrestling fan/historian/author Dick Bourne has shown this with his various books...

When a wrestler is portrayed as unbeatable, a wise promoter will want to be careful in how they are booked when they do lose. If done...

The good folks over at Canadian Bulldog's World (whose site I write for) were kind enough to interview me about my upcoming book, Flunky:...